Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Ballynoe (connello Upper By., Bruree Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynoe (connello Upper By., Bruree Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Eagle Mount Mote (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.41963, -8.67198
- SMR number
- LI039-099001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on top of a broad rise. A circular earthen mound (base diam. 42.8m) with steeply inclined sides (Wth 9.25m; H 5.5m) and a circular summit (23.9m N-S; 24.7m E-W) which rises up very gently towards the centre (Westropp 1916-17, 490-1). The mound is partially covered by scrub overgrowth but where not covered by overgrowth has been poached by cattle; a concrete water trough is located at the base of mound at SSW. Near the centre of the summit is a concrete OPW plinth, and toward its E side is an OS trigonometrical station. On the W side is a fallen standing stone (LI039-09902-). The site is known locally as Knockdoha (Seoighe 2000, 211).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1973).
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 306/2 on 13/09/2002; 372/25 on 10/05/2003.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.